Midlands & East

Since 1994 we have awarded over £1.6billion to almost 12,000 projects in Midlands & East.

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Publications

England, Midlands & East: delegated decisions January 2020

Schedule of Decisions under delegated powers to the Head of Investment, England, Midlands & East on 23 January 2020.

Projects

Identities & Stories: Caribbean Takeaway Takeover in Essex

Projects

Green Fingers

Members of Sight Support Derbyshire creating a tactile banner

Projects

100 years and still serving: a centenary heritage project

People involved in Risk Takers and History Makers

Projects

Risk Takers and History Makers - Celebrating the voices of the Women of Bedford

A young man is interviewed by two volunteers

Volunteers interview LGBT people about their memories

Projects

Wolverhampton LGBT History

Projects

North Staffordshire Oatcake Obsessions

Local shop alongside the number five bus route in Birmingham

Projects

My Route

Volunteers collect toads in buckets to carry safely across roads Paul Cooper

Projects

'Go Toads!' Community Project

Two students interviewing an older person

Projects

New College Worcester students help collect memories

A range of filmed interviews recorded LGBT history Birmingham LGBT

Projects

Coming Out Stories

Group of young people standing in front of river

Cody Dock

News

Nearly £40million awarded to green regeneration projects in England

68 inspiring projects have received grants from the Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund for wildlife conservation and nature restoration.

10/12/2020

Birds flying over a large expanse of land and water

Credit: Richard Osbourne

Projects

Volunteers raise awareness of Norfolk’s commons

Projects

Volunteers help East Anglian museum thrive during lockdown

Stonehenge at sunset illuminated with eight people

News

Stonehenge illuminated in dedication to unsung champions of UK heritage

The historic takeover, unveiled by TV historian Sir Tony Robinson, is in honour of eight heritage heroes who have kept National Lottery funded projects going during the pandemic.

02/12/2020

Projects

Collecting stories of life in Worcester

Blogs

Disability History Month: changing attitudes

Richard Kramer, CEO of disability charity Sense, tells us how changing attitudes about disability through culture improves life for everyone.

18/11/2020

Buxton Crescent Credit: Ensana

News

National Lottery funding helps save at-risk historic sites

As Historic England publishes the latest Heritage at Risk Register, we look at some historic sites that have been removed from the register, helped by National Lottery funding.

15/10/2020

St Grwst Church, Conwy.

News

RSA Heritage Index reveals the UK’s heritage hotspots

The 2020 report highlights the UK’s best areas for heritage and puts forward the case for heritage as a means of recovery in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

14/10/2020

News

Government fund provides crucial lifeline for England's heritage

The grants – which range from £10,000 to £1m – will protect heritage and save jobs from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. “Our heritage is still facing a perilous future – we are not out of the woods yet. But this hugely welcome funding has undoubtedly stopped heritage and the

09/10/2020

Photo credit: Eleanor Church

Blogs

Saving the green spaces that helped us through lockdown

In laying the foundations for a green recovery, we need to ensure that environmental organisations and the partnerships they work within across England are engaged and supported. So I am delighted to see the launch of the £40million Green Recovery Challenge Fund. When the UK turned to nature The

21/09/2020

An infographic showing a map of the UK and a pie chart with a breakdown of grants by heritage type

News

Heritage Emergency Fund supports hundreds of organisations across the UK

Our Heritage Emergency Fund helped more than 950 organisations across the UK to cope with the challenges of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

17/09/2020

Publications

England, Midlands & East: Committee decisions September 2020

Schedule of Decisions for National Lottery Heritage Fund Committee for England, Midlands & East meeting on 16 September 2020

Midlands & East

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

East Midlands

East of England

West Midlands

Follow us on Twitter: @HeritageFundM_E

Upcoming events

England, Midlands & East: delegated decisions January 2020

Identities & Stories: Caribbean Takeaway Takeover in Essex

Green Fingers

100 years and still serving: a centenary heritage project

Risk Takers and History Makers - Celebrating the voices of the Women of Bedford

Wolverhampton LGBT History

North Staffordshire Oatcake Obsessions

My Route

'Go Toads!' Community Project

New College Worcester students help collect memories

Coming Out Stories

Nearly £40million awarded to green regeneration projects in England

Volunteers raise awareness of Norfolk’s commons

Volunteers help East Anglian museum thrive during lockdown

Stonehenge illuminated in dedication to unsung champions of UK heritage

Collecting stories of life in Worcester

Disability History Month: changing attitudes

National Lottery funding helps save at-risk historic sites

RSA Heritage Index reveals the UK’s heritage hotspots

Government fund provides crucial lifeline for England's heritage

Saving the green spaces that helped us through lockdown

Heritage Emergency Fund supports hundreds of organisations across the UK

England, Midlands & East: Committee decisions September 2020

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